No. 049 · Rainbow and umbrella
Progress Pride flag
The six-stripe rainbow with an arrow of black, brown, light blue, pink, and white, adding trans people and queer people of color.
Also known as Progress flag, Progress rainbow flag, Inclusive pride flag
- Creator
- Daniel Quasar
- Introduced
- 2018
- Design
- 6 stripes with a five-color arrow along the hoist
- License
- Public domain (CC0)
- Used by
- The whole LGBTQ+ community, with a focus on trans people and queer people of color
What the colors mean
Red #E40303
Life.
Orange #FF8C00
Healing.
Yellow #FFED00
Sunlight.
Green #008026
Nature.
Blue #004DFF
Peace and harmony.
Purple #750787
Spirit.
Black #000000
Marginalized queer people of color, and people living with HIV, those lost to it, and those facing its stigma.
Brown #613915
Marginalized queer people of color.
Light blue #74D7EE
Trans people, from the transgender flag.
Pink #FFAFC8
Trans people, from the transgender flag.
White #FFFFFF
Trans people, from the transgender flag.
History
Designer Daniel Quasar created the Progress Pride flag in 2018, adding an arrow to the six-stripe rainbow flag. It builds on Philadelphia's 2017 flag, which added black and brown stripes, and on the colors of the transgender flag.
In Quasar's words, “The arrow points to the right to show forward movement,” while “being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made.” Quasar raised funds on Kickstarter to produce the first flags, and the design quickly spread worldwide.
Quasar first released the design under a non-commercial Creative Commons license. It is now CC0, released to the public domain, so it is free to use in any work, commercial or non-commercial. In 2021, Valentino Vecchietti added the intersex flag's colors to create the Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride flag.
Questions and answers
What do the colors of the Progress Pride flag mean?
Red: Life. Orange: Healing. Yellow: Sunlight. Green: Nature. Blue: Peace and harmony. Purple: Spirit. Black: Marginalized queer people of color, and people living with HIV, those lost to it, and those facing its stigma. Brown: Marginalized queer people of color. Light blue: Trans people, from the transgender flag. Pink: Trans people, from the transgender flag. White: Trans people, from the transgender flag.
Who created the Progress Pride flag?
Credited to Daniel Quasar, 2018.
What are the Progress Pride flag hex codes?
#E40303 (red), #FF8C00 (orange), #FFED00 (yellow), #008026 (green), #004DFF (blue), #750787 (purple), #000000 (black), #613915 (brown), #74D7EE (light blue), #FFAFC8 (pink), #FFFFFF (white).
Can I download the Progress Pride flag?
Yes. Daniel Quasar released the Progress Pride flag design as CC0, so it is free to use in any work, commercial or non-commercial.
Download
Daniel Quasar released the Progress Pride flag design as CC0, so it is free to use in any work, commercial or non-commercial. Read the license.
Where to buy
Affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, My Pride Flag earns from qualifying purchases.
Related flags
Sources
- Daniel Quasar, official website (FAQ: Can I use the Progress flag design in my work?), Daniel Quasar
- CC0 1.0 Universal, Creative Commons
- A new Progress Pride flag acknowledges trans and queer people of color with an arrow, Hornet
- Progress flag, Wikipedia
- File:LGBTQ+ rainbow flag Quasar "Progress" variant.svg, Wikimedia Commons
Last reviewed 2026-10-31 by Erika Castillo, editor. Spot an error? Suggest a correction.